When Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin invented the three-point seat-belt today in 1959, Volvo made the patent free for all competitors to use in order to save lives because it had more value as a free life-saving tool than something to profit from. pic.twitter.com/qbHtnE7rRX
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) September 13, 2026
A lot of people are missing Terence Tao’s point and thinking “mathematicians are upset that AI is better than them.” That’s not what he’s saying, and some people are forgetting that Tao is one of the most AI-pilled mathematicians out there.
— Mark Bao (@markbao) September 11, 2026
His point is that when people work on… https://t.co/5Rn3N4KZ1q
American Airlines had the names, addresses, and credit card numbers of three 9/11 hijackers at least 20 minutes before Flight 11 hit the North Tower. The lookup only happened because one flight attendant had memorized her family's calling card number.
— Aakash Gupta (@aakashgupta) September 13, 2026
The airphones on that plane… https://t.co/5TecAPl54B
Premarital partners strongly predict divorce likelihood.
— Chris Williamson (@ChrisWillx) September 13, 2026
People with 9 or more premarital partners are 151% more likely to dissolve their marriages compared to people who tie the knot as virgins.
In other words, this level of premarital sex increases the chances of divorce…
Thomas Aquinas on the nature of Islam from the beginning:
— Doug Ponder (@dougponder) September 11, 2026
“The point is clear in the case of Muhammad. He seduced the people by promises of carnal pleasure to which the concupiscence of the flesh goads us. His teaching also contained precepts that were in conformity with his… https://t.co/UDaUhaQYPh
Must-read article here from @jburnmurdoch about the global decline in test scores seen on PISA.
— Daisy Christodoulou (@daisychristo) September 12, 2026
Global education systems have adopted some bad ideas just as technology is making good education ideas more vital than ever. https://t.co/W9MLLN8aiy pic.twitter.com/2hyx8yZd69
There's no way you can walk into St Peter's, Tickencote, Rutland and not make a little sound of amazement when you first turn the lights on and see the stupendous 12thC chancel arch.#SundayStonework pic.twitter.com/LShMh6Nh2F
— Fiona Chartres (@chartres_Fiona) September 13, 2026
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